Amr al-Rumi

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Amr al-Rumi, al-Hadi's mawla; he administered Madinat Musa at Qazwin and the Rustamabadh endowment, succeeded by his son Muhammad ibn Amr.

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Amr al-Rumi, a client of Musa al-Hadi. He ran the city of Musa in Qazwin and the endowment of Rustambadh, and after him his son Muhammad ibn Amr took it over. 1

He related to al-Rashid the vision of al-Mahdi about the two staves of Musa and Harun. 2

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.323
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